Choosing a Harvester
What is the right harvester for my crops and produce and how do I choose?
The following notes may help you select the right harvester to meet your requirements.
Firstly, decide which broad type your crops fall into:
Low Cut, Medium Cut, Bush Type or Special Purpose.
Once you have decided which crop type you have, the links and charts below will assist you in selecting the correct harvester.
The links will show you all the harvesters in that category in more detail, along with some of the crops they can harvest.
In most cases, the harvesters can be used on many more crops, but we cannot list them all.
Starting with our Low Cut Harvesters, we have a range of harvesters available within this category. The comparison chart to the right may help you select the harvester best suited to your needs.
Some customers may have several different crop types but can only justify one harvester.
Some harvesters have options allowing them to span more than one crop type. If in doubt, please ask us for our recommendation.
Choosing a harvester – Low Cut models
| HT – Salad | HT – Shaver models | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparisons: | FB | BD | 24VDC | |
| Low weight (2 Person Lift) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Easy storage | ✔ | |||
| Raise above crop for transport | ✔ | * | ||
| Handlebar towbar | ✔ | |||
| Handle wet crop | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Blow clippings into bags | ✔ | |||
| Rear wheels outside plant bed | ✔ | * | ||
| Tunnel house use | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Harvest cuttings above 180 mm long | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Heavy duty components | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Options: | ||||
| 1200 cutting width | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 1600 cutting width | ✔ | * | * | |
| Other cutting width options | ✔ | * | ||
| Self-propelled | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| *on some options | ||||
Once you think you have selected the harvester to suit your needs please make sure it is suitable for your crops by using the dimension chart below.
This ensures the harvester will span your row or bed and will actually fit down the row or bed without damaging adjacent crops.
If you require a quote or are in doubt, please use the forms within the Contact to ask us.
| Model | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT – Shaver – FB | 950 | 1040 | 1685 | 365 | |||
| HT – Shaver – BD | 1378 | 1410 | 1570 | 165 | |||
| HT – KumaP800 | 1080 | 1125 | 1340 | 1015 | |||
| HT – KumaP1200 | 1380 | 1425 | 1570 | 1395 | |||
| HT – Tom1210 | 1340 | 1420 | 1700 | 1600 | 160 | 330 | |
| HT – NU1200 | 1550 | 1620 | |||||
| HT – NU1600 | 1940 | 2020 |